Bayer Chemicals has expanded its line of material protection products with the acquisition of two families of biocide chemistry.
Bayer acquired the EPA-registered active ingredient thiabendazole (TBZ) and dibromodicyanobutane (…

Southern Clay Products, a manufacturer and developer of smectite-based functional additives, recently received the latest ISO registration certification after a complete audit by the British Standard’s Institute.
Southern…

The Chicago Printing Ink Production Club (CPIPC) held its first meeting of 2003 on January 27 at the Clubhouse restaurant in Oak Brook, IL. As usual, the meeting started with cocktails and dinner, followed by a guest speaker. The January speaker was…

Rohm and Haas announced an off-list price increase for acrylic copolymer emulsions, solution polymers, styrene -containing polymers and additives sold to the coatings, graphic arts, paper and textile industries in North America. The increase, which r…

Clariant Corporation announced that five of its North American facilities have won the annual Responsible Care Achievement Award given by the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association (SOCMA).
The awards were presente…

Cook Composites and Polymers (CCP) announced they are increasing prices for all waterborne polymers within their emulsions group product lines by $0.03 to $0.04 per pound. New prices will be effective on shipments made on or after Feb. 15, 2003, cons…

Huber Engineered Materials, a business unit of J.M. Huber Corporation, has implemented a price increase for kaolin products sold to the paper industry, effective Jan. 1 or as current price agreements expire. Prices will increase on average 3 percent…

Eastman Resins, Inc., a subsidiary of Eastman Chemical Company, expressed its sorrow at the death of Chris Serauskas. Mr. Serauskas passed away on Dec. 8, 2002 after a long illness and was laid to rest in Chicago, IL on Dec. 28. He was well known and…

Testing Machines Inc. has moved its production, engineering, sales, marketing, PM&C and corporate offices to Ronkonkoma, NY, approximately three miles from its previous location in Islandia, NY. This location is also the corporate headquarters fo…

The Clemson University department of Graphic Communications, in conjunction with the Foundation of the FTA and the Printing Industries of the Carolinas, hosted the Flexographic Process Printing Symposium Nov. 13-15. Industry leaders shared their expe…

Pantone has added 175 new colors to the more than 1,700 already in the Pantone product spectrum to meet the needs of fashion-savvy customers.
“We’re dealing with an entirely new type of shopper than we were five year…

Graphics Microsystems Inc. is contributing to the latest enhancements underway within the graphic communications program at Rochester Institute of Technology. The company is providing its ColorQuick closed-loop color control system to accompany RIT&r…

In an effort to better service the non-impact printing markets, Degussa has pooled the technological resources of its advanced fillers and pigments and its coatings and colorants business units. Degussa is now able to provide high-quality products an…

Ciba Specialty Chemicals awarded its 2002 Research & Development Awards for groundbreaking work on a new technology platform delivering highly effective water, grease and oil repellants at this year’s Ciba Specialty Chemicals R&D Confer…

BASF Aktiengesellschaft introduced new toll-free 00800 service numbers. By the end of 2003, customers throughout Europe will be able to reach their personal customer service representatives at BASF directly via standardized numbers, according t…

The Inter-Society Color Council (ISCC) honored Mark D. Fairchild with the presentation of the Macbeth Award during its annual meeting held in Detroit, MI. Dr. Fairchild, director of the Munsell Color Science Laboratory at Rochester Institute of Techn…

Andrew A. Egloff, Inc. of Cincinnati, OH, will receive Ultra Additives’ agent of the year award for 2001. Mr. Egloff is responsible for sales in the printing ink industry in the midwest region of the U.S. and works under the direction of Jim Kr…

Netzsch Incorporated has unveiled its newly redesigned web site, www.netzschusa.com. Incorporated into the new site are simple application questionnaires and laboratory request forms for all Netzsch product lines, including Nemo progressing cavity pu…